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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Pervert \Per*vert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Perverted}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Perverting}.] [F. pervertir, L. pervertere,
perversum; per + vertere to turn. See {Per-}, and {Verse}.]
1. To turn another way; to divert. [Obs.]
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Let's follow him, and pervert the present wrath.
--Shak.
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2. To turn from truth, rectitude, or propriety; to divert
from a right use, end, or way; to lead astray; to corrupt;
also, to misapply; to misinterpret intentionally; as, to
pervert one's words. --Dryden.
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He, in the serpent, had perverted Eve. --Milton.
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